Another exhausted Sunday. I got my face rocked off at the Wherehouse last night. Blizzard at Sea, Centaur Noir, Land of Blood and Sunshine, Mondo Drag and Brooks Strause and the Intrusions for a $5 cover. Unbeatable. Two bands with singing drummers, a buncha Mission Creek performers and a whole lot of loud noise. I […]
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Show Photos: Sam Locke Ward, Coolzey, The Whether Report, Liberty Leg – 2/17
Where do (did) you find 3 totally different musical experiences, Â a game show and a lot of moose drool? At the Blue Moose this past Thursday, of course! It was a nicely stacked bill: Sam Locke Ward, Coolzey, Jarret Mitchell’s Whether Report, Liberty Leg and a room full of all their closest friends, er fans. […]
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Show Photos: Wailers, Duane Stephenson, Dave Bess @ the Blue Moose – 2/5
It’s no shock that a Wailers show during Bob Marley’s birthday weekend is bound to be a party. When I arrived there were a few clusters of people hanging out throughout the bar, but the spaciousness was quickly eaten up by the massive crowd of people that came to hear the legendary band. In fact, I made the mistake of leaving my ‘front row’ spot, and was unable to claw and bite my way back up to the front.
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Art Show Photos: Pete Schulte | Oceans And Sky @ PS1 – 2/4
Last night, Public Space One hosted the opening reception for Pete Schulte‘s month-long gallery display, Oceans and Sky. I was there early and watched PS1 slowly fill up with folks standing around, admiring Schulte’s work and devouring absolutely delicious pastries courtesy of Iowa City’s Leaf Kitchen. As I wandered around the space, I was struck with […]
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Photos: More Sensationalized Snow Photos
I know that the blizzard is old news now, seeing as everyone was out and about on this unusually sunny February day. We have all seen the copious amounts of snow dumped on our fair city, but I can’t resist showing you some more. I had some errands to run downtown and if I had to be out in this crap, I was sure going to distract myself…
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Show Photos: Tyvek, Solid Attitude, Non Prayer, Slut River @ the Wherehouse – 1/28
I never considered myself a punk fan until I started spending time at the Wherehouse. There has been one great punk show after another, and I’ve come to love the noises that blare from the massive speakers that usually accompany hardcore bands. Last Friday I reluctantly  dragged myself out into the cold and down to the Wherehouse. I am always reluctant when it’s below 50 degrees, but I always manage to do it because these shows are always so damn good.
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Show Photos – Sam Locke Ward, Paleo, Bob Bucko Jr, Douglas Nye @ the Mill, 1/18
Another lovely Tuesday Night Social Club at the Mill has come and gone. Â This week offered a lineup of great local singer-songwriters that I am sure you will have many opportunities to catch in the future. Maybe you should just start coming to Tuesday Night Social Club every week so you don’t miss anything good…ever. […]
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Show Photos: Santafest at the Wherehouse, 18 Bands, One Night – 12/18
I spent somewhere between 9 and 10 hours at the Wherehouse yesterday for their holiday art and music extravaganza. I showed up for the potluck at 5pm and finally called it a night after the last band played which was sometime after 2am, but I don’t remember exactly what time it was… There was something […]
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Show Photos: Englert Theater's Festival of Carols – 12/16
Last night the Englert Theater held their annual Festival of Carols. This free, family-friendly show drew a full theater of folks eager to kick their holiday spirit into high gear. This event was one of the most diverse I’ve seen here, in relation to age. Families with kids, college students, couples and seniors sat side […]
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Show Photos: Langhorne Slim, Brooks Strause & the Gory Details, Ryan Lauder @ the Blue Moose – 12/10
My blogging catch up frenzy continues…this time with a show from last week instead of digging back into last month. Bear with me, as I am obsessively posting things before the sun has begun to rise. These three acts were well worth venturing out into a spitting wintery evening to get to the Blue Moose. […]
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Show Photos: Pauly Shore at the Englert, 11/14
Ok, so when I told people I was going to photograph Pauly Shore, the two most common reactions I got were “Who?” and “He’s still doing stuff?” To the latter, I can now say, “Yes, and his standup is damn good, believe it or not. I measure this by the amount of pain in my […]
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Show Photos: Olivia Rose Muzzy, Stephanie Rearick, Alex Body @ the Mill – 11/13
I managed to pull a double show night, hurrying my tail through the cold of the Ped Mall between sets to shoot this lovely show at the Mill, while simultaneously shooting a show at Gabe’s (Featuring Coyote Grace and Sam Knutson — see those photos here). Not to toot my own horn, but I didn’t […]
